3-4 Configuring the System
Configuration Tools and Utilities
Configuration
Method, Tool, or Utility
password, setting or clearing (user,
administrator, or both)
BIOS Setup (Security menu)
Plug and Play, enabling
BIOS Setup (Advanced menu)
power management, enabling,
configuring
BIOS Setup (Power menu)
processor speed, changing
BIOS Setup (Maintenance menu)
reminders to back up the system
BIOS Setup (Boot menu)
reminders to run virus scan
BIOS Setup (Boot menu)
serial ports, enabling
BIOS Setup (Advanced menu)
software provided through NEC,
installing
NEC Select Install CD
time and date, setting
BIOS Setup (main menu)
upper memory for a legacy ISA device,
reserving
BIOS Setup (Advanced menu)
Wake-On LAN (boot the system from a
remote server)
BIOS Setup (Boot menu)
video device, subjecting to power
management
BIOS Setup (Power menu)
Windows 95 or Windows 98 or
Windows NT, restoring
NEC Select Install CD
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup utility program is used to configure the main components
of your computer.
Your system ships from the factory with the correct system parameters for
your configuration. Unless you add optional hardware, you do not need to
run the BIOS Setup utility to operate your system. However, you might
wish to run the Setup utility to set features that customize your system,
such as security features.